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Better to Detect Than to Protect Walkthrough (Side Mission 58)
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Better to Detect Than to Protect is a Side Mission from Claire in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete Better to Detect Than to Protect, how to unlock it, and its rewards!
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How to Unlock Better to Detect Than to Protect
Unlock Main Mission 20
Better to Detect Than to Protect can be unlocked by reaching Main Mission 20: A Request from the Rust Syndicate. Simply head to Hotel Z after reaching Rank D in Mission 19 to unlock this quest, along with the other side missions.
Accept Mission From Claire
| Claire Location | |
|---|---|
 Bleu District Map |
 In a battle court in Bleu Sector 4 |
Better to Detect Than to Protect can be started by speaking to Claire at Bleu Sector 4. She can be found in the battle court west of Bleu Plaza, between Wild Zone 5 and Wild Zone 10.
Better to Detect Than to Protect Walkthrough
Win a Battle Against Claire
| Claire's Pokemon | ||
|---|---|---|
 Riolu
Level 45 |
 Machoke
Level 45 |
 Medicham
Level 46 |
Claire's team consists entirely of Fighting-types that are around Lv.45. All three of them also knows Detect, which works exactly like Protect, but can be used again 2 seconds earlier. Break through her team's precognition and win the battle to complete the mission.
Recommended Team Against Claire
| Recommended Pokemon | ||
|---|---|---|
 Gardevoir
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 Pidgeot
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 Clefable
|
The recommended Pokemon in this battle are Flying and Fairy-types as moves of the same type deal x2 damage to Claire's team of Fighting-types.
Another thing to remember is that Claire's Pokemon always use Detect as their first move against an offensive move of your own. This means that you should use a weak attack first to trigger their Detect before using super effective attacks to finish them off before they can even use Detect again.
Use 2-Turn Moves
You can also use delayed attacks like Fly, Phantom Force, and Dig as these will bait Claire into using Detect, only to get hit a few seconds after.
Type Chart and Team Matchup Checker
Better to Detect Than to Protect Rewards
Black Belt and Exp. Candies
| Better to Detect Than to Protect Rewards |
|---|
|
・ ₽1,500 ・
 Exp. Candy M x3・
 Black Belt x1 |
Completing Better to Detect Than to Protect rewards you with ₽1,500, a Black Belt, and 3 Exp. Candy M.
Black Belt is a Battle Held Item that can be given to a Pokemon to hold to increase the damage of their Fighting-type moves, while the Exp. Candy M is a Training Item that you can be used to instantly give EXP to a Pokemon.
Better to Detect Than to Protect Side Mission Details
Side Mission 58 Overview
| Better to Detect Than to Protect (#58) | |
|---|---|
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| Given By | Claire |
| Location | Bleu Sector 4, Bleu District |
| Description | Protect and Detect both prevent the user from taking damage, but apparently there is a slight difference between the two. |
Previous and Next Missions
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